"Waitress" Musical in Need of Equity Cast
Equity actors wanted for 2027 season show "Waitress". ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. Kindly review the information below. Rate: SPT $496 weekly minimum (SPT 4) - until 1/3/27 $511 weekly minimum (SPT 4) - after 1/4/27 Housing and travel provided for out-of-town talent. Additional info: PREPARATION Please prepare two short pieces: either two contrasting songs (approximately 1-minute in length), OR two contrasting monologues (1-minute in length) OR one short song and one short monologue. Bring music that is legible and clearly marked. An accompanist will be provided. They rehearse 30 hours per week. Typical schedule is Tues-Fri 5-10 pm, Sat & Sun 12-5 pm or 1-6 pm with Mondays off. Standard performance schedule is five (5) performances per week: (Thurs, Fri & Sat nights at 7:30 pm as well as Sat & Sun at 2 pm). There also are occasional weeknight performances and/or Sunday evening shows too. Pursuant to the terms of a concession made to this employer's agreement, the employer has agreed that any Equity member who attends this audition will have an opportunity to be seen. An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. Rehearsals: 6/21/27 - 7/14/27 Performances: 7/15/27 - 8/1/27 Possible holdover thru 8/8/27 Please see the document attached for audition form & video audition info. If you are interested, please apply.
9 roles
A waitress at Joe’s Diner. A woman stuck in her life: unhappily married and unexpectedly pregnant. Finds some joy and expression through her meticulous baking of pies and her friendships with coworkers, Becky and Dawn. Mezzo-soprano F#3-F5. Note: This role engages in multiple scenes of staged intimacy including close proximity, kissing, embracing, and simulated sexual activity. No nudity. This role is on the receiving end of staged violence: grabbing, shoving.
A waitress at Joe’s Diner. She is irreverent, snarky, been there, made it back, and somehow kept her sense of humor. She is honest and loyal to her gals at the diner. Vocal range: Eb3-E5. Note: This role engages in a scene of staged intimacy involving close proximity, kissing, and simulated sexual activity. No nudity or undress.
A waitress at Joe’s Diner. Endearing and genuine. She is eccentric, wonderfully unusual, and a bit of a nerd who has spent too much time alone watching The History Channel. She sets the tables, painstakingly ensuring each salt and pepper-shaker is equidistant from the napkin holder. Vocal range: G3-E5. Note: This role engages in a moment of staged intimacy involving close proximity and simulated sexual activity as well as moments of kissing and embracing. No nudity or undress.
A chef at the diner. A “Salt of the earth” guy’s guy surrounded by gals. Brash, impatient, unsentimental, but somehow charming. Vocal range: D3-F4. Note: This role engages in a scene of staged intimacy involving close proximity, kissing, and simulated sexual activity. No nudity or undress.
The owner of the diner where Jenna, Dawn, Becky, and Cal work. A seemingly old, curmudgeonly man who has a soft spot for Jenna (and her pie): he wants her to succeed in life and be happy. Gruff exterior but warm at heart. Joe is a sarcastic and no-nonsense guy with a keen ability to read people. Vocal range: B2-G#4.
Jenna’s husband. Earl is an almost talented musician who peaked in high school. He’s handsome in a gruff way, but that face is clouded with broken dreams, drowned in cheap beer. Publicly, Earl turns on the charm but privately he is a nightmare narcissist, exploding into unexpected anger one second. Guitar playing a plus. Vocal range: Eb3-G4. Note: This role engages in staged intimacy including kissing and embracing. This role also initiates physical violence: grabbing, shoving.
Jenna’s gynecologist turned lover. He’s endearing, genuine, and awkward. He is clumsy in manner and a bit neurotic, with a quirky sense of humor and a big heart. Vocal range: Bb2-Bb4. Note: This role engages in multiple scenes of staged intimacy including close proximity, kissing, embracing, and simulated sexual activity. No nudity.
Absolutely smitten with Dawn after a 5-minute date, he will do anything in his power to win her over including showing up to the diner unannounced and making up poems on the spot. Extremely quirky (amateur magician, competitive clog dancer). Excellent comedian and fantastic tenor. Vocal range: C3-Bb4. Note: This role engages in a moment of staged intimacy involving close proximity and simulated sexual activity as well as moments of kissing and embracing. No nudity or undress.
Essential to the storytelling of the production, the ensemble are Jenna’s muses, Joe’s Diner Customers, a trio of pregnant women, Nurse Norma, Francine Pomatter and more. Some Ensemble members will also understudy principal roles. As characters comprising the community in which the story takes place, ensemble members should be strong movers who excel at storytelling choreography.
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